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Residents of the 40-home West Bank settlement of Amona agreed to a last-minute government proposal to shift the community to an adjacent plot of land on which the Israeli government will build 52 …
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Alex Traiman/JNS.org
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12/23/16
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Hanukkah on Hope Street
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December is definitely one of the busiest times of the year, which is the best reason to grab a few friends and have a fun night out!
On Dec. 15 from 6–9 p.m., J Marcel, Evolve …
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12/9/16
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Here are a few interesting tidbits to consider:
• Nearly one-third of all giving occurs in December.
• 12% takes places within the last three days of the year.
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JENNIFER ZWIRN
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12/9/16
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Question: Why do we say kaddish for parents for 11 months rather than the full year?
F.G., East Greenwich
Dear F.G.,
The maximum 12 month purifaction process of a soul, which was …
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Michael D. Smith F.D./R.E.,
Shalom Memorial Chapel
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12/9/16
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On Nov. 30, several dozen members of the Jewish community gathered at the corner of Sessions Street and Elmgrove Avenue to participate in a National Day of Jewish Resistance, sponsored by the …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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12/9/16
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After the death of Leonard Cohen, sales of a rather recent biography of him spiked. However, I don’t recommend dying in order to make one’s book popular – especially since it …
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LARRY KATZ
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12/9/16
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JTA — After a highly publicized search, a Jewish man with a deadly cancer has found a bone marrow donor.
On Dec. 6, Adam Krief, a 31-year-old father of three living in Los Angeles, …
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12/9/16
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(MyJewishLearning via JTA) – Do you have friends or family members who are new to Judaism? Maybe they recently converted, married a Jew or became newly interested in their Jewish roots? Or …
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JULIE WIENER
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12/9/16
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – The son and a granddaughter of the late Israeli President Shimon Peres reportedly will join the first family to mark Hanukkah at the White House.
Nechemia …
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12/9/16
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What’s the difference between these terms? A menorah is a candelabrum with seven or nine branches or holders for light; it is often associated with the seven-branched menorah that was in the …
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RUTH BREINDEL
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12/9/16
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